Weather in Idalia, Colorado
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idalia, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
72%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Idalia, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
61°
3a
57°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
61°
7a
69°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
Idalia, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm72%84°53°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle16%75°52°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle71%51°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast23%61°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle26%59°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle37%57°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle37%72°47°
Idalia, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Idalia, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · backing 22°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Idalia, CO
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Idalia, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Idalia, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:42 AM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Idalia, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Idalia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.